Notes from our Igluski Experts

"The Chalet Hotel Sapinière has an unbeatable location by the Savoy teleski gondola takes you up to the Brevent ski area, the only lift from the town of Chamonix itself. Enjoy stunning views of Mt Blanc and the other towering peaks above 4000m. There are good links to other ski areas in Chamonix through the resort bus service. The Sapinière is a great choice for families, with nursery slopes over the road from the hotel. Chamonix also benefits from a short transfer time of just an hour and a quarter from Geneva airport. "

Chalet Hotel Sapiniere, Chamonix, France

Arguably the best located hotel in Chamonix. The Savoy nursery slopes are literally just over the road from the hotel, from where the Savoy téléski lift whisks you up to the Brévent gondola, to access one of the best intermediate areas in the resort.

Alternatively, the ski-bus to Chamonix's other ski areas stops just 50m away. The hotel's attractive dining room has semi-circular bay windows with stunning views of Mont Blanc. Here you will enjoy our great choice of menus and complimentary quality wines for dinner. We offer the conviviality of larger tables for chalet-style dining with your fellow guests, or the opportunity to dine à deux should you wish. The atmospheric lounge/bar welcomes you for your pre-dinner apéritif and canapés, or to relax after dinner over coffee and a night-cap, whilst the huge sun terrace offers the same stunning Mont Blanc views as the dining room, and makes an ideal spot to round off your ski day with a well earned drink! The resort centre is just 4 minutes' walk with an excellent choice of bars and restaurants.

Room 44 - Triple (sleeps 2-3) with twin beds and a single in the entrance hallway, bath/wc/balcony (Mont Blanc view)

Rooms 35-44 are in the wing with the lift

Rooms 1-32 are in the other wing

Bedroom facilities

Availability of a cot

Meals - Chalet Hotel Sapiniere, Chamonix

"Free wine included worth over €100".

Afternoon tea and coffee with a selection of cakes (6 days per week due to Chalet hotel staff's day off)

Complimentary tea & coffee available all day (6 days per week due to Chalet hotel staff's day off)

Breakfast service: Full skiers' buffet breakfast with hot option is included 7 days per week (hot option is 6 days per week due to Chalet hotel staff's day off)

Lunch service: None

Dinner service: 5-course evening meals with choice of menu, including pre-dinner apéritif, choice of complimentary wines with dinner followed by tea/coffee & chocolates. Special celebration menus on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. (Dinner is 6 days per week due to Chalet hotel staff's day off)

Chalet Hotel Sapiniere Reviews

Average accommodation in a great location made fab by wonderful staff! 14/03/2015

We have just come back from a great week in Chamonix. As beginners we were advised by Iglu to book into a chalet. Good advice. The accommodation/rooms are very basic with not much room to dry stuff, but the bathrooms have recently been refurbished to a good modern standard, so 2 things make Sapiniere - the wonderful location opposite the nursery slopes with breathtaking views, and the staff.
As total beginners I would advise to play/learn on the slopes of Le Tour at Domaine de Balme (a 30 min bus ride away). I would also advise to leave the blue slopes next to Stade on Brevent until the end as they are more like reds (well - we thought so!). However, the views are stunning and worth going up for the Apres.
The bus network is easy to use and navigate, so make the effort to get about. 5 minute walk into Chamonix where there are a range of bars and places to eat as well as numerous ski shops.
Back to Sapiniere; we received a warm welcome from a friendly hard working team. They are a credit to Resort/Iglu and made us feel very welcome and looked after.

Apres Ski: 3/5

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Not the best experience 09/03/2015

We are experienced skiers and Chamonix is such a well known ski resort we were expecting something brilliant but this is not the case. We had a week of quite challenging weather conditions which highlighted all the weaknesses of the resort, access to whole areas was cut off and those open suffered from old, open chairlifts and drags, causing unnecessary bottlenecks and over exposure to the elements.
Three out of the four main ski areas require a bus trip and although the bus service is good it is another thing to get to grips with in a large town.
We heard very little from the reps all week, no help at all with anything and the weekly events we may have been interested in didn't materialise. On the last day we were dropped at Geneva airport 4 HOURS before the flight time to suit the rep's schedules.
The hotel &amp; staff were excellent. Great position, comfortable, good food and helpful friendly staff.

Apres Ski: 3/5

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